-UNHCR India The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, according to the Mid-Year Trends report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The report, for January-June 2021, showed an increase from 82.4 million at the end of 2020. This resulted largely from internal displacement, with more people fleeing...
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A solution to India’s stubble burning and climate change problems is growing around its cities -Aaran Patel
-Scroll.in Regenerative agriculture on the fringes of cities can bolster Food security while helping the country achieve its climate goals. With the onset of winter, a blanket of smog has once again settled over northern India, caused in part by deleterious agricultural practices. Heedless of the environmental outcome of their action, farmers in the region are burning crop stubble in fields to reduce manual drudgery and expedite sowing of winter crops. It...
More »Promote production of ricebran oil, fortified rice: Centre to Telangana -KV Kurmanath
-The Hindu Business Line Allow us to get paddy directly from farmers: millers The Union government has asked Telangana to promote the establishment of rice bran oil industry to tide over the crisis, as the recent controversy over parboiled rice procurement is set to trigger a political storm in the State. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Food has asked the State to develop capacities for the manufacture of fortified rice kernels...
More »‘Stop APEDA from accrediting agencies certifying organic products export’ -Subramani Ra Mancombu
-The Hindu Business Line 4 trade firms ask EU to delist India from list of nations recognised for organic item exports Four European Union (EU) organisations that deal with organic products have asked the EU Committee on Organic Production to stop the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) from giving accreditation to agencies certifying organic products exports from India to the Union. They have also asked the EU to delist...
More »The State that failed -MG Devasahayam
-The Telegraph As the most inequitable country in the world after Russia, today's India is indicative of this fact The Union ministry of women and child development protested against the downgrading of India from 94 to 101 on the Global Hunger Index, 2021. According to the ministry, the proportion of undernourished population given in the report is “devoid of ground reality and facts, and suffers from serious methodological issues”. The ministry is protesting...
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